[Nuclear magnetic resonance tomography detection of heroin-associated CNS lesions].
Rare patterns of heroin-associated lesions within the central nervous system are described. In one case, magnetic resonance imaging revealed the combination of a border zone infarct within the thoracal spinal cord and a bilateral lesion within the globus pallidus. In a second case, cerebral border zone infarctions were observed which were attributed to a vasospasm of the basal cerebral arteries. Drug-abuse should be considered as a potential cause of these unusual manifestations of ischemic lesions in young patients.
Niehaus
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Neurologische Kliniken, Virchow-Klinikum, Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Röricht
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Meyer
B U
BU
Sander
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B
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology
Kernspintomographischer Nachweis Herion-assoziierter ZNS-Läsionen.